Check the Beach

Caleta Tortuga Negra

Cantón Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador

Caleta Tortuga Negra 4 photos

  • Las Bachas

    Las Bachas. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Shallow Lagoon

    Shallow Lagoon. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Cerro Dragon

    Cerro Dragon. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Cerro Dragon

    Cerro Dragon. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:49 pm
6 am
6.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
7 am
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
4.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
6.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C78°F
Water
29°C83°F
Wind
43 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
5:49 pm
Today
6.9Good6 am32
7.0Great7 am85
7.1Great8 am127
6.7Good9 am127
4.9Fair10 am138
5.6Good11 am128
5.2Fair12 pm127
5.0Fair1 pm128
5.1Fair2 pm159
5.4Fair3 pm1610
6.0Good4 pm1610
6.8Good5 pm149
Sat
7.6Great6 am53
8.6Excellent7 am85
7.9Great8 am1610
7.2Great9 am127
6.1Good10 am159
5.7Good11 am128
5.6Good12 pm138
6.4Good1 pm149
6.5Good2 pm1610
6.4Good3 pm1610
7.3Great4 pm1710
8.6Excellent5 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -<0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.2 m. Low at 6 pm, <0.1 mLow 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 10%
  • Mon7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 85%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 75%
  • Wed8.4 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 73%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
9 km6 miAeropuerto Ecológico Galápagos (GPS)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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